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Read blogs written by our teaching staff on topics and events they're interested in, or by students who journaled down a specific topic during their learning. You can also find blogs written by our staff to help you prepare your applications for a programme.

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24 Jun

Sensory play and collaborative workshops for SEN children's wellbeing

Story of a silly penguin as seen in Worcester City Centre reveals a unique research journey behind Mark's dissertation.

10 Oct 2023

Student support for adult learners

Elaine Moore, Welfare Officer from the CLL Student Support team, unpacks an extensive list of tips and resources for lifelong learners.

04 Sep 2023

Your role in working with children

Hear from Assistant Professor Rachel Strisino about the reasons to study towards a degree in Early Childhood.

15 Mar 2023

Application Tips for our Part-time Undergraduate courses

Read out guidance on how to make an application to study a part-time degree in Social Studies, Counselling, History, Classics, French and more.

09 Jul 2021

Unless you do set homework, your data isn’t going to show what you need it to show

A mixed methods study from Lisa Lane, a final year student on BA Early Childhood, exploring teachers’ perceptions and experiences of homework for children aged 4-11 years in one primary school in the West Midlands.

08 Jul 2021

Lifelong Learning and Me: Panel Event

Hear from Charlotte Jones, Director of Early Childhood programmes at Warwick about her reflection on play, drama and life in her recent teaching and student support experiences.

04 Jun 2021

Delight in the dreaded dissertation

“You’re still doing that dissertation?!”

18 May 2021

Nurturing an anti-racist baby

How we can approach this in Early Childhood, according to course teaching fellow Maggie Crowly.

18 May 2021

Safety, play and learning in the Early Years

Working with children, how do we ensure that children are enabled to understand a potential source of harm, a hazard and a risk, where the outcome of an action may have an adverse outcome? Hear from teaching fellow Rachel Strisino.

20 Apr 2021

The interdisciplinary working of the Early Childhood programmes

Here, Charlie Howland, a current BA in Early Childhood student, writes a reflection on the ability of the course to support and promote interdisciplinary working.

16 Mar 2021

Does imposter syndrome ever go away?

Social Studies alumna Jules Sparkle talks to us about her imposter syndrome, Jeff, while she was doing her MSc in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology in University of East London.

10 Feb 2021

You are never too old to study

Age is no barrier as Graham started his degree in Social Studies at Warwick at the age of 62.

13 Jul 2020

How to make an impressive application for our degree in Early Childhood

Hear from course lead Dr Charlotte Jones on what to keep in mind when making an application.

28 Apr 2020

Good enough parenting during the Covid-19 pandemic

Hear from Early Childhood Teaching Fellow Maggie Crowley about our potential relationship with parenthood during the pandemic.

Wish to read more student blogs? See what our students have been writing at Warwick's unique student blogs platform: OurWarwick.